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  2. Supernova - Wikipedia

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    The Supernova Early Warning System ... a nearby supernova helped determine the composition of the Solar System 4.5 billion ... is located at a distance of ...

  3. Near-Earth supernova - Wikipedia

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    The Crab Nebula is a pulsar wind nebula associated with the 1054 supernova.It is located about 6,500 light-years from the Earth. [1]A near-Earth supernova is an explosion resulting from the death of a star that occurs close enough to the Earth (less than roughly 10 to 300 parsecs [33 to 978 light-years] away [2]) to have noticeable effects on Earth's biosphere.

  4. List of supernovae - Wikipedia

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    SN 1054 remnant (Crab Nebula)A supernova is an event in which a star destroys itself in an explosion which can briefly become as luminous as an entire galaxy.This list of supernovae of historical significance includes events that were observed prior to the development of photography, and individual events that have been the subject of a scientific paper that contributed to supernova theory.

  5. Type Ia supernova - Wikipedia

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    The Type Ia supernova leaves no compact remnant, but the whole mass of the former white dwarf dissipates through space. The theory of this type of supernova is similar to that of novae, in which a white dwarf accretes matter more slowly and does not approach the Chandrasekhar limit. In the case of a nova, the infalling matter causes a hydrogen ...

  6. Cassiopeia A - Wikipedia

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    This was the first observation of the light echo of a supernova whose explosion had not been directly observed which opens up the possibility of studying and reconstructing past astronomical events. [1] [6] In 2011 a study used spectra from different positions of the light echo to confirm that the Cassiopeia A supernova was asymmetric. [21]

  7. How to see 6 planets align in a rare night-sky parade in ...

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    Rather, since the planets all orbit along or near the plane of our solar system, called the ecliptic, they appear in a line across the sky. It's the same reason the sun always follows the same ...

  8. History of supernova observation - Wikipedia

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    However it can be observed in other parts of the spectrum, and it is currently the brightest radio source beyond our solar system. [48] Supernova 1987A remnant near the center. In 1987, Supernova 1987A in the Large Magellanic Cloud was observed within hours of its light reaching the Earth.

  9. Once-in-a-lifetime nova will appear in Earth's sky. Here's ...

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    Located 3,000 light years from Earth, T Coronae Borealis (T CrB), nicknamed the Blaze Star, is a binary star system in the Coronae Borealis (or “northern crown”) constellation.